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Lifeboat

Lifeboat

War · Drama · 1944

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.

Movie details

Lifeboat

“Six men and three women - against the sea, and each other!”

1944 War · Drama 1h 36m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Lifeboat?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Written by

Jo Swerling · Ben Hecht · John Steinbeck

Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead

Connie Porter

William Bendix

William Bendix

Gus Smith

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Willi

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

Alice MacKenzie

John Hodiak

John Hodiak

John Kovac

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

Charles J. Rittenhouse

Heather Angel

Heather Angel

Mrs. Higley

Court is in session

Put Lifeboat on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.